Joshua 24:14-28
Legacy Standard Bible
We Will Serve Yahweh Our God
14 “So now, [a](A)fear Yahweh and serve Him in integrity and [b]truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the [c]River and in Egypt, and serve Yahweh. 15 If it is evil in your sight to serve Yahweh, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River or (B)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”
16 And the people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake Yahweh to serve other gods; 17 for Yahweh our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slavery, and who did these great signs in our sight and kept us through all the way in which we went and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed. 18 And Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We also will serve Yahweh, for He is our God.”
19 Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve Yahweh, (C)for He is a holy God. He is (D)a jealous God; (E)He will not forgive your transgression or your sins. 20 (F)If you forsake Yahweh and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you.” 21 And the people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve Yahweh.” 22 And Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that (G)you have chosen for yourselves Yahweh, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 “So now, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and (H)incline your hearts to Yahweh, the God of Israel.” 24 (I)And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve Yahweh our God, and we will listen to His voice.” 25 (J)So Joshua cut a covenant with the people that day and made for them a statute and a judgment in Shechem. 26 And Joshua (K)wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of Yahweh. 27 And Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, (L)this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which He spoke [d]to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny your God.” 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance.
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- Joshua 24:14 Or reverence
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- Joshua 24:14 The Euphrates River
- Joshua 24:27 Lit with
Joshua 24:14-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
“We Will Serve the Lord”
14 “Now, therefore, [a](A)fear the Lord and serve Him in sincerity and [b]truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the [c]River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or (B)the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
16 The people answered and said, “Far be it from us that we should forsake the Lord to serve other gods; 17 for the Lord our God is He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of [d]bondage, and who did these great signs in our sight and preserved us through all the way in which we went and among all the peoples through whose midst we passed. 18 The Lord drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land. We also will serve the Lord, for He is our God.”
19 Then Joshua said to the people, “You will not be able to serve the Lord, (C)for He is a holy God. He is (D)a jealous God; (E)He will not forgive your transgression or your sins. 20 (F)If you forsake the Lord and serve foreign gods, then He will turn and do you harm and consume you after He has done good to you.” 21 The people said to Joshua, “No, but we will serve the Lord.” 22 Joshua said to the people, “You are witnesses against yourselves that (G)you have chosen for yourselves the Lord, to serve Him.” And they said, “We are witnesses.” 23 “Now therefore, put away the foreign gods which are in your midst, and (H)incline your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24 (I)The people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and we will [e]obey His voice.” 25 (J)So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and made for them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 26 And Joshua (K)wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the Lord. 27 Joshua said to all the people, “Behold, (L)this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the Lord which He spoke [f]to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, so that you do not deny your God.” 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to his inheritance.
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- Joshua 24:14 Or reverence
- Joshua 24:14 Or faithfulness
- Joshua 24:14 I.e. Euphrates
- Joshua 24:17 Lit bondmen
- Joshua 24:24 Lit listen to
- Joshua 24:27 Lit with
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